Floating platform for ships.



P. DROGAR.

FLUATING PLATFORM FOR SHIPS.

APPLICAIIONl FILED AUG. 27, 1914.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

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PAUL nRocAn, or TARRS. PENNSYLVANIA.

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Patented Dec. 22, 1914i.` Application mea August 27,1914.l seriaiNq. 853,864. f i

land and State of Pennsylvania, have inf` vented certain new and useful Improvements in Floating Platforms for Ships, of which".

thel following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in floating platform for ships. f

An object of this invention is to provide a constantly vhorizontal platform adapted for use upon ship-board for preventing any supported matter thereon from being affected by the wave actionupon the ship.

A further object is to provide a platform suspended above a ships deck and provided with universal joint conneotionswhereby the weight of the platform maintains the latter horizontal regardless of the rolling and tossing of theship itself.

A still further object is to provide a normally-horizontal floating platform adapted to support a dining table or other furniture and also chairs or seats for the passengers.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same yconsists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and to which like-designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a perspec tive view of the device mounted upon a deck.` Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical, longitudinal sectional view of one of the adjustable supporting brackets with the shaft partly broken away, and Fig.

l is an enlarged detail view partly in section of one of the universal joint connections of the supports.

Referring more 1n detail to vthe drawings,

the deck 10 is provided with a rectangular shaped broken platform 11 supportedl in.

spaced relation above the deck by means of the suspending means hereinafter Aset-forth. Tubular posts12 are secured to the deck as by means of bolts 18 and arranged-in spaced relations suitable for the spaced positioning of the platform 11 within the spacetherebetween. Curved rods 14 are slidably mounted within the` posts 12,'and'areA pro-y vided with a plurality of sockets V15 adapted to be engaged'by a set screw 16 carried by vthe receiving post and whereby'the rods 14 ball-receiving socket at head 19. Connecting bars 20 are provided for each corner of the platform, the said bars having terminal balls at their opposite ends and adapted for being retained in position within the socket 17 of the rod and the'heads 19 of the said posts `18.`

.The construction of the ball and'soc'ket joints which are provided atee'ach end of each of the bars 20 is illustrated in Fig. 4,

i it being noted that in each instance, a relthe platform and it being evident that the platform may freely swing upon the supporting bars, by means of the universal'connections herein described, the rollersy 23 vwill afford an anti-friction engaging surface with the adjacent post 12 in the event of an excessive tilting of the platform relatively to the deck. A table 24C may be rigidly secured tothe platform, while seats or chairs 25 for the accommodation of passengers may also be supported thereby. By the vertical adjustment of the rods 14, the normal elevation of the platform abovek the deck may be maintained, while the equilibrium of the table and the passengers upon theplatform lis automatically attained by the force of gravitation.

While the formsv of the invention herein shown and described are what are believed to be the preferred embodiments thereof, minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of theinven- C tion as set forth in the claims.

posts, rods 'having their lower ends pro vided with sockets, and vertically slidable within said posts, adjusting means carriedl .i 2f n 1,121,617

by saidposts, and adapted forA engaging the said sockets, the upper ends of said rods being inwardly curved, arplatforin positioned in spaced relation abo've the deck, stub posts at each corner of the platdorin,l and' oonf neeting bars having vuniversal 'joint connexe-j tions between said rods and stub'posts.`

2. A device of the class. described,l com,n

'prising tubular supporting posts,'cu1'ved 'rods adjustably mounted Within saidpqsts. and having theirI upper .curi/'ed ends inwardly POSitiQndfla Platform pOStiQned be.

y i l tfweensaidA posts and havingits'eorner por- *l tion beneath the free ends'ofsa'id rod, stuby posts at each corner of the platform, oonneeting bars, freelyfmovable and ball and socket oonneotionsibetween said'bars andthe adjacent endsof saidurod and stub posts, anti-'frietion'rollers journaled at the corners of'tlie said platform, and positioned adja'oent'th'e' supporting posts.y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

Witnesses: l

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